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EA owned studio DICE has once again promised to fix the problems that persist with Battlefield 4. Part of this fix appears to be shifting development of the game’s remaining DLC to DICE LA, leaving Stockholm to focus on the core game. "DICE LA works closely with the DICE studio …
Read More »Twitch gets higher broadcast resolution on Xbox One than PS4
Video streaming via Twitch on Xbox One has been found to be of better quality than on PS4. Videogamer reports that a recent broadcast from Microsoft’s Larry ‘Major Nelson’ Hryb on Twitch via Xbox One was streaming at a resolution of 1280×720 at 30 frames per second. By comparison, PS4’s …
Read More »PS4 sales surpass six million
100 million pictures and videos shared by players through social networking sites
Read More »Gabe Newell’s Reddit AMA scrapped and rescheduled after T&Cs breach
Valve founder Gabe Newell was supposed to hold his long awaited Reddit AMA yesterday. It didn’t happen. That’s because Newell failed to adhere to a couple of Reddit’s terms and conditions – specifically it wasn’t submitted through the site’s approved channel and was posted too long before the event was …
Read More »Watch Dogs product manager promises ‘big week’ for IP
There’s now even more evidence that fresh Watch Dogs news – and quite possibly a release date – will be announced this week. The game’s product manager David Thriault yesterday sent a tweet containing the hashtags ‘watchdogs’ and ‘bigweek’. This comes after more evidence recently that a release date is …
Read More »VIDEO: South Park Stick of Truth launch trailer and censored scenes are go
South Park: The Stick of Truth arrives in the US today and in the UK this Friday, but the launch video is available to view right now. The game has received a number of glowing reviews and currently has an 85 per cent Metacritic average on PC and 82 per …
Read More »PS4 sales surpass 6m worldwide
And the records keep breaking. PS4 has smashed through 6m sales in less than four months, the company has announced. It follows the console’s Japanese launch, which saw 370,000 consoles sold in a little over a week. An impressive feat for a console released out of season in a territory …
Read More »‘Ouya Everwhere’ to allow play outside of console
Microconsole maker Ouya is reportedly readying a new service that will allow gamers to play titles on the Ouya Store through other means than just the platform’s hardware. Founder and CEO Julie Uhrman teased the ‘Ouya Everywhere” feature to SlashDot, though deferred getting into any solid details until the supposed …
Read More »Nintendo confirms Yoshi’s New Island 3DS XL for North America
Nintendo has confirmed the rumoured Yoshi’s New Island 3DS XL is heading to North America this month, but we can’t help noting one glaring omission from the package. The new 3DS XL will arrive adorned in the dinosaur’s iconic green and white colors, with Yoshi and one of its polka …
Read More »Konami promotes executive VP Uesugi to president
Konami Digital Entertainment has announced the promotion of executive vice president Tomohiro Uesugi to company president, as the publisher has affirmed a new focus to grow brand awarenes and sales in the Americas. The company will look to Uesugi’s "reputation and history as a transformational leader” and strong track record …
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